Mini Robertson Reunion

(pics will be added shortly, computer AND google are having difficulties)

This weekend we had Julie, Mike and Jill come to visit us and they didn't invite Matthew or even tell him they were coming. So we flew Matthew out and surprised everyone. We had a great time. We stayed up until all hours of the night talking, making cookies, and watching movies.

Friday we all went rock climbing and everybody got up on the rocks. It was fantastic. Danny did his first lead climb on 'little nest'. I am so proud.


We left Kali in town with Christie but we took Squid along with us. She kept Jill, Julie, and Izzy pretty entertained.

I rigged up a climber cam to explore new angles and views with rock climbing photography. I first lined my case with foam and then tied the camera to the case with a shoestring and a figure eight, and then strapped the case to my body. I was able to get a shot of Ryan lead climbing, a shot of me and Ryan at the top (although it looks like I am just sitting on his lap at the bottom), and I had Ryan take a pic of me belaying for the first time.

Saturday, Danny took Jill for a long ride on the motorcycle and then taught Matthew to ride. I wish I had gotten pics of this. Oh well. I did however get a picture of what I made for lunch. Jill was trying to put her bowl of soup down on the table with one hand and it stuck and flipped upside down and all over the table. It was hilarious. If that doesn't justify her nickname of Miss Mess, I don't know what would.

Sydney had a blast playing with Izzy. They are the same size but Squid is about 4-5 months older. Squid can say Dewey and is close to standing up without the couch.

I also took a Ward Family Photo in our backyard. It turned out nice.

I took Jill to get her hair cut earlier that day. We went to 5 different places until deciding on one and we still ended up with an awful haircut. Luckily, I have had a little practice on Kali and I know what a straight line looks like :) and I was able to fix the botched 'layers'.

All in all, it was a very fun weekend. Just a taste of what Florida will be next month at the real family reunion.

Kali and Grandma

I love when my mom comes to visit. It really gives me a break. Kali and Sydney had a great time playing with her too.
This is a baby doll she got for Kali for Christmas. It moves and makes noises. Kali loves to watch and listen to it.
What a sweet person my mom is. She is always so willing to help others and hope I can follow her example!

I've lost my wisdom

Well, I finally got my wisdom teeth out yesterday. I was really worried because I had two impacted teeth. It went well though, and I don't remember a thing. I was pretty out of it when I got home but I have felt great.

This is me wearing my ice pack that I put on and take off every 20 minutes. I was up all night so I was able to ice it like I should so I am really doing good today. I only had one side swell up. Hopefully I will be feeling better tomorrow so I can go rock climbing!!

Kids Fair 2008

I had WAY TOO MUCH FUN this weekend. I was supposed to be the photographer but when I got there they had two and only needed one. So I helped get kids in and out, pose, and tell parent how to claim their photo. I also kept the mascots pretty entertained too!
From left to right-Sean(agent), Amy?(agent), me, Danny, Sarah(marketing), Dannika, Kim, Sean's employee.
Me and Cosmo. His hair was always in the way! He and Wanda from Fairly Odd Parents were played by 15-16 yr olds. They were fun.
Wanda has the coolest hair!
This is Nadine, Danny's cousin.

AHH! Buster! Ok, so I think me and Buster are dating now. ??? HA! just kidding, but he did come up to me without the getup on and thanked me for the great time. I was like, who are you?? It was funny.Nobody liked the pickle, plus he was like 7 feet tall and really scary. But he did have a really good soulja boy dance.
I'm pretty sure my guns are bigger than the pickles.
This is Danny and I. Danny is my Allstate agent...AND my husband.
All in all, it was a total blast and I would love to do it again!

6th Wedding Anniversary

For our anniversary this year, we went rock climbing...separately. Danny went in the morning while I stayed with the kids, then I drove out later and traded him spots and continued climbing with Ryan and Kris. Below is a pic taken from where we park our cars. Ryan is climbing, Danny is belaying, and Kris is watching (or picking his nose.)
This is the view from halfway up the trail. It was a gorgeous winter day. It was in the high 30's and sunny.
The boys lied to me and told me I was climbing a 5.9. It was really tough and I kept saying to myself, "I've gotta climb this or I'm gonna look like an idiot."
The is our friend Ryan belaying me.
Stuck in the crux.
After I tagged the chains , Ryan and Kris congratulated me on climbing my first 5.10b!!! I am so glad they lied to me. If I had known, I would have bailed halfway up.Hey Kris!! Kris has been climbing with us a few times and is pretty good. He also climbed the 5.10b successfully.
This is a cool shot of Kris from directly below him. I've been experimenting with angles, but until I can climb along somebody and take pics from above them, we are going to have a lot of butt shots.
Here's Kris all splayed out and re-chalking.He made it up over the crux alot faster than me.
Then Ryan practically ran up it like a spider monkey made us all look like fools.
Here's me climbing Danny's nemesis. It's a 5.9.



At the chains. YeeHaw!
Anyway, we did end up going out for our anniversary but Danny wouldn't let me take and pictures and when I finally was sneaky enough to try and get one, my battery was dead. Oh well. Happy 6th Anniversary to us!!